Steps  
 
1. Overview and Tools
2. The Parts
3. Taking apart your xbox
4. Removing the drives
5. Removing the mother board
6. Installing the pin header and cables
7. Power switch connecter
8. Connecting the external switch

9. Powering up
10. Further Information
 
     
  Removing the drives  
 
Unplug the molex adaptor from the Hard disk drive.
This may be a little tight but has no clips and can just be pulled away
from the drive.
 
Remove the IDE cable from both the Hard disk drive and DVD Rom.
Again this has no clips and can be pulled away from both of the drives.
 
You can now lift out the Hard disk drive housing, you may need to unclip
the wires that run down the right hand side of the housing
 
Unclip the yellow DVD Rom power cable and then lift the DVD Rom
drive out of the xbox, again this will be complete with the housing.
 
Unplug the IDE cable and yellow power
cable from the motherboard.

Both drives have now been detached.

 
     
 

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